Benediktinerabtei St. Alban
Monastery in Oberstadt, Germany, dating from 0701
St. Alban's Abbey, Mainz (Stift St. Alban vor Mainz) originated as a Benedictine abbey, founded in 787 or 796 by Archbishop Richulf (787–813) in honour of Saint Alban of Mainz, located to the south of Mainz on the hill later called the Albansberg. It was turned into a collegiate foundation.(Herrenstift) in 1442. The buildings were entirely destroyed in 1552, The foundation retained a legal existence until its formal dissolution in 1802.
From Saint Alban's Abbey, Mainz on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
- Type:
- Monastery
- Period:
- 0701
- Where:
- Oberstadt, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 49.99°N, 8.28°E
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